Looking for Lincoln"Part One"
February 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. This series, endorsed by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, features historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Henry Louis Gates Jr. in an exploration of how Abraham Lincoln the man was transformed into Abraham Lincoln the legend. D

The Abolitionists: American Experience"The Abolitionists, Part Three"
The battle between pro-slavery and free-soil contingents rises to fever pitch. During his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown is captured, then executed, becoming a martyr for the cause. Abraham Lincoln is elected president in 1860. D

Nightly Business Report
The markets post best January gains since 1989. NBR's New York Correspondent Suzanne Pratt takes a look at why investors are jazzed about stocks. Plus, should investors be bullish on stocks? NBR's Susie Gharib speaks with Ariel Investments' John Rogers about what he is buying now. D